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Tri-State Rodeo

8 Seconds… Round 2

September 7, 2025 by megankruse

A post that I had written two years ago has been on my mind all week, as I keep feeling the confining pressure of “not enough time.”  Much of what I have been feeling is captured perfectly in this post from the past… rather fitting as the 77th annual Tri-State Rodeo came to a close … [Read more…]

Posted in: Collaborative culture, Facilitating improvements in instruction and student learning, Outreach and collaboration with families and community, Personal Learning, Professional learning for continuous improvement, Student learning and the profession, Teacher Leader Model Standards, Uncategorized Tagged: collective efficacy, cowboys, cowgirls, Dr. Anita Archer, John Hattie, planning, rodeo, Tri-State Rodeo

8 Seconds

September 10, 2023 by megankruse

This past week brought the annual Tri-State Rodeo to Fort Madison.  75 years of “…some of the best rodeo action on earth”.  I don’t follow the circuit, but I LOVE attending the Tri State Rodeo each year.  The dust, the dirt, the livestock, the clown, the cowboys & cowgirls, the cool fall nights – it’s … [Read more…]

Posted in: Collaborative culture, Facilitating improvements in instruction and student learning, Outreach and collaboration with families and community, Personal Learning, Student learning and the profession, Teacher Leader Model Standards, Uncategorized Tagged: collective efficacy, cowboys, cowgirls, Dr. Anita Archer, effect size, John Hattie, rodeo, Tri-State Rodeo

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